The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-08-14
CATCHING THE BOAT.
An EVERY DAY SCENE AT A NEW
YORK PIER.

hustle, Confusion and Hurry just Before
the Boat Leaves Tardy Passengers
who Don't Want to lie Left Behind.
\ Little Too Late.
II was a sultry afternoon when re-
porter was walking slowly mp west
| street. wondering what could induce any
body 10 do anything such weather and
wishing that something would happen TO
revive his spirits, which were slowly
dreaming under the burning rays Of the
.Julv sun. when the loud changing OF
steamboat bell made him resolve To watch
the deuarturc Of those more fortunate
than himself. even if he could not 20 with
them TO New England, whittier the boat
was bound.
An WINS hustle and confusion at the pier.
! Trunks and boxes Of all sizes and kinds
were being hurried on board the steamer
rs she impatiently churncd the muddy
wafer into "a mass of white foam and
ouiycred i'm every beam as she strained at
| the great ropes which bound her firmly to
the wharf People were hurrying on and
of as the reporter stood near the gang
plank and watched the ever changing
scene.
Judging from the hustle and fuss in
progress one would think that all New
York was going on the boat In fact,
larger number than usual was
going ON board. for every one
seemed anXious 20 exchange the hot SITE
| ning air Of the city for the cool. fresh coun-
| Try brcezes. Here comes a typical Yam
kcc, long legged and loose boncd, tightly
/ clutching worn grip sack with one hand
and wiping his pcrspring face with the
| other ~ he settled down from the half
canter i'm which he had been INDUCING into
"a slow walk. and CALCULATED.
wall DECLARE I've got the boat
after ALL He was going back TO Vic
Fry he explained % the reporter, and
| had come down 90 see his brother, who
'was 10 work i'm @ notion house lie
had decided that New York was "a big
place
ONLY A PLANK.
IAN aboard shouts the captain, and
the plank for Che baggage is removed,
/ leaving only the narrow plank for possen-
GERS. Just az that moment a cab is hur-
ricdly driven up on the pier, and a young
man clad in a tennis suit and grasping
big cane and small bundle jumps ont
and proceeds 20 dance cXcitcdly before tlc
door az the carriage. while he called out
% the captain, Stop her minute.
well hurry up, don't stand there i'm
front of the door yolls back the captain
good naturally and the youth steps aside
far enough t0 allow two young girls with
their arms fun of bundles 10 alight
"Herc comes two more. shouts the
agent. as two women come rushing franz
tically down The pier, waving their pack
AGES boz the air. just as the gang plank
was dangling IN mid air. Again IL was
lowered and upon 10 the women rushed,
ONLY to stop iu the middle Of it while one
/ informed tlc captain that her husband
/ hadn't come yet. and the other wanted to
/ know whether hcr trunk had been checked
"clcar through 90 Boston, and WHO had
the check. just then the husband ape
pcared boo the distance. meauderiug along
toward thc boat as if he had the whole
day before hiC At last be seemed 10
understand tlh signals that were frantic
ally made to him. and then he showed
That Doc could run. lie lost his hat, but
hc got there just ia time The captain
told the woman that the trunk Was All
right, and again tie plank was lifted.
1.-TWO more, the crg is again raised, as
man with a big basket and q woman
with baby were seen indulging in sort
OF chip hip race along West street, half
a block away But it was too late, for the
rope. had been cast of and the boat. free
/ from an restraint, quickly glidcd ont from
/ Der slip into the stream as though She
were glad 10 leave her hot home for the
cooler waters of the sound. As the re-
porter stood watching the reucauns es-el
f The man and woman came mp 10 the spot
/ the woman one length ahead and both cn-
tircly ont Of breath. They watched the
/ boat amomcut and then turned md looked
rcproachfuny at each other and walked
slowly away.-Ncw York Tribune